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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 20, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: MEDICAL CLINIC SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to exercise the first two-year option term to the Medical Clinic Services Bench Contract Nos. PS70268000 through PS70268005 (Attachment A) in the amount of $3,182,103, including $797,900, to support the onboarding of police officers and public safety dispatchers within Metro's Department of Public Safety (DPS), increasing the cumulative contract value from $6,833,016 to $10,015,119 and extend the period of performance from March 1, 2026 through February 29, 2028 to continue to provide medical examination and drug and alcohol testing services for Metro safety-sensitive employees and job candidates.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro conducts medical fitness examinations and drug and alcohol specimen collections/testing for both employees and job candidates in compliance with requirements set forth by multiple regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). Continued access to these medical examination services is necessary to maintain compliance with these requirements. Exercising the first option term will ensure uninterrupted delivery of these essential evaluations and testing services. The current five-year base contract is set to expire on February 28, 2026. The first two-year option will extend the contracts through February 28, 2028.
In addition, the recent establishment of the DPS introduces a new category of job candidates and employees, specifically, police officers and public safety dispatchers, who will require comprehensive medical fitness evaluations, including drug and alcohol testing. These eva...
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